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Maryland High Court Deeply Split Over Scope of COVID-19 Judicial Administrative Tolling Orders

In a 4-3 ruling, the Maryland Supreme Court interpreted a former chief justice's administrative COVID-19 orders concerning the scope of a 15-day extension as pertaining only to the period from March 16, 2020 through July 20, 2020—the dates on which the court clerks' offices were closed to the public—rather than to the entirety of the judiciary emergency orders.
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Immunized From Negligence: Law Shields Health Care Facilities From COVID-Related Injury Claims, Illinois Court Says

"We do not find any ambiguity in Section 21(c) of the Illinois Emergency Management [Act]. The statutory authority is clear that, except for willful misconduct, any 'private person, firm or corporation' who renders 'assistance or advice at the request of the state during [a] disaster shall not be civilly liable for causing the death of, or injury to, any person,'" the state appeals court said.
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6th Circ. Sides With Kentucky Governor in Free-Exercise Case Over Remote Learning During Pandemic

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a lower court's dismissal of plaintiffs' free-exercise claims against Kentucky's governor, stemming from the barring of in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, concluding he had qualified immunity and was shielded from liability.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Not Applicable: Connecticut High Court Interprets COVID-Era Executive Order

"Even though the providers made that claim, it is apparent that the insurance carriers continued to charge premiums for malpractice," Robert C. Lubus Jr. of Grady & Riley said. "Here, the Connecticut Supreme Court made it clear that in order to use the executive order as a shield, the malpractice had to have some relation to COVID or to a lack of resources caused by COVID. The facts of our case are such that we are confident that the nursing home will never be able to sustain this burden."
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Texas Lawyer

Fox Rothschild Spearheads Suit Over $17M in COVID Test Kits

Health Mart Atlas "wrongfully refused to release the subject funds to SmartScripts in violation of the pharmacy agreement," SmartScripts CEO Todd Thompson said.
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The American Lawyer

The Pitch for Fully Remote Lawyers Is Becoming More Difficult

"I've worked with several attorneys recently making lateral moves to large global law firms, and none were given a formal 100% remote-work option," said executive coach and former Big Law partner Laura Terrell.
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Daily Business Review

Tampa Judge Enters Class Certification to USF Students in Fee Reimbursement Action

"We are eager and honored to finally have the Florida Supreme Court resolve this same question that affects hundreds of thousands of students in Florida and millions nationwide," said Adam Moskowitz of the Moskowitz Law Firm.
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The American Lawyer

Wilson Elser Adds in Indiana, as Second Hundred Firms Continue Expansion

The No. 107-ranked firm by revenue announced this week that its clients wanted an expansion in the Midwest.
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The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ. Reinstates Pitt and Temple Students' Breach-of-Contract, Unjust Enrichment Claims Over COVID Campus Closures

Former students are seeking partial refunds of tuition and fees on the grounds that they received a materially different educational experience than they were promised and paid fees for facilities and services they were denied access to.
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Law.com

State Court Rejects Appeal by Nurse Seeking Workers' Comp for Blood Clots Allegedly Caused by COVID-19

"It is possible [the plaintiff] contracted COVID-19 at work, even though great precautions were taken to prevent the virus's spread there, and even though she could identify no COVID-19-positive patient or coworker with whom she came in contact during the relevant time period," the appeals court wrote. "But it is also possible that she contracted the virus at Wal-Mart or somewhere else..."
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